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The Ray and Maria Stata Center, Boston, MA, USA
PERI SKYDECK: Increasing Agility in Concrete Slab Forming
This unusually shaped facility is located at the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA. Designed by Frank O. Gehry, the building offered many challenges for the contractor. Some of these included a 42 x 52 ft (12.80 x 15.85 m) wall that was poured 9"(22.90 cm) from the adjacent building, beams ranging from 36" (0.91 m) wide and 142" (3.60 m) deep with a height of 40 ft (12.19 m) and slabs varying both in height and thickness.
For the walls, PERI TRIO was able to efficiently solve the various challenging requirements of this project. For example, large gangs could be moved at one time reducing the cycle times. This was made possible by the high rigidity of the elements and their simple coupling device – the BFD. Along with the KG 240 climbing brackets, TRIO fulfilled the expectations of this job even when walls and columns had to be formed at an angle of 10°.
The various ceiling heights and slab thicknesses were completed with the PERI SKYDECK system and MULTIPROPs. The MULTIPROPs are aluminum post shores that allow continuous adjustment to suit any ceiling height. The patented Drophead system associated with SKYDECK reduces the amount of equipment required on site. It enables early stripping of the SKYDECK panels and main beams, while the props remain as reshores.
The combination of these efficient PERI systems with the close cooperation between the jobsite and PERI´s engineering team led to creative solutions that enabled this project to be completed in a timely and cost-effective way.
Source: PERI scope 1/2003
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| PERI Systems In Use |
MULTIPROP Slab prop
SKYDECK Aluminum Slab Formwork System
TRIO 330
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| Contractor: |
S + F Concrete Contractors, Inc., Hudson, MA |
| Field Service: |
PERI Boston |
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Field Service:
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PERI Formwork Systems, Inc., United States of America
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